Best JRPGs I've Played in 2021
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Best JRPGs I've Played in 2021
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Number 10
3:25 - Number 9
5:00 - Number 8
6:57 - Number 7
9:32 - Number 6
11:03 - Number 5
12:32 - Number 4
14:26 - Number 3
16:27 - Number 2
18:35 - Number 1
It's been another tough year for many of us, but thankfully we've had a host of excellent JRPGs to keep us entertained during that period. It was a pretty good year for me too. Despite finding my time limited, I still managed to play through over 25 JRPGs this year, and these 10 are what I consider to be the cream of the crop.
I'll also put the platform that I played them on in the various placeholders.
As a side, these aren’t JRPGs that have released in 2021, they are simply games that I have played in 2021. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to play everything newly released as my time is quite tight.
Hopefully you guys have had a solid year, and I look forward to seeing you all for 2022.
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Music Used:
Sen no Kiseki OST - Leisure Day
Sen no Kiseki III OST (First Volume) - Start Line
Zero no Kiseki OST - Scene of a Street Corner
Sen no Kiseki III OST (First Volume) - A New Morning
Ao no Kiseki OST - A New Daily Life
Sen no Kiseki III OST (First Volume) - The Caged Crossbell
Tokyo Xanadu OST - Happy Holiday
Ys IX Monstrum NOX OST - Prisoncity
Sen no Kiseki II OST - Season of Departure
Sen no Kiseki OST - The Sound of Rainfall in the Academy
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Another year is over almost over, and I've had the fortune of playing some great games over 2021.
Here's hoping next year's just as good, already got a few releases on my radar.
That was some real solid short informative reviews 👍👌
Sakuna has such an accurate simulation of rice farming that agriculture website in Korea actually went down due to surge of people visiting low traffic website try to figure out how to farm rice properly. I think that's amazing level of detail for game like this.
13 sentinels was my game of the year last year and I’m happy to hear you loved it as well. I was able to finish a good amount of games from my backlog. Here’s my top 5 games I played in 2021: Utawarerumono Mask of truth, Hajimari no Kiseki, Ys IX, Tales of Arise, Valkyria Chronicles.
One of the most enjoyable JRPGs I have played this year was Yakuza Like A Dragon. Fun twist on a JRPG, compelling story and characters, plays homage to fantasy JRPGs through it's references. And the summoning system? Hilariously cool!
The game reminded me of a adult earthbound game with how funny/silly it got at times :)
I love that I've literally not played more than two of these games. Just means there's still so much good stuff out there.
Great list my man, very similar to my own top 10 this year. 13 Sentinels was a helluva ride. I also remember playing for hours and hours despite how tired I was because I HAD to figure out what the hell was going on in that crazy ass story lol. I was so captivated, and they actually managed to pull off a satisfying ending as well (in my opinion). Those “holy shit” moments when you start putting the pieces of the story together is something I’ll never forget.
I think that's the best part, that they maintained a top tier story all the way though and managed to deliver an ending that's just so satisfying! It's really easy for a game to drop the ball near the end, but 13 Sentinels did no such thing. Masterpiece is the word.
nice line up. these gems are easily my top 10 this year lol. gj
Dude this list is fire. I added it to my steam wishlist.
Glad to see 13 Sentinels is getting the love it deserves, the Story had me hooked so much
I started playing Cold Steel in september 2020. This year I continued that journey by playing Sky trilogy, Zero and Azure and after that I followed with the rest of the Cold Steel saga all the way up to 4. After that, Ys Monstrum Nox, Ys Origin and now I'm in the middle of Celceta. 2021 was the year of Falcom for me :)
Worth it!
Got into Ys this year too and it seems like I had a Falcom year too. Already beat 4 of them and also got Tokyo Xanadu. I tried the first Trails game but not my style so refunded it
@@Walamonga1313 :(
Good man!
Sadly gonna have to wait till 2023 till i can get back to that, but i'm not touching CS3 until i'm done with Crossbell. Thought about replaying the Ys releases from SEVEN onward, but it seems i still remember them to well for it to be interesting.
This was an awesome video. Well done!
Glad Sakuna got a shout here. I had a lot of fun with it.
Finished my kiseki journey this year with trails to azure and what an fn game, chapter 2 and 4 were crazy good, some of the biggest highlights in the whole series are in this game and i hope when the game finally comes out in 2023 people can enjoy it as much as i did, both crossbell games are incredible.
This year i was finally able to beat the rest of Trails going from Zero to Azure then finally back to CS3 and 4 which both brought me to tears. Azure was the only one that left me a bit dry as i felt pretty burnt out by the end but i def still had fun with it. Games like Lost Judgement and Arise won my heart tenfold and i'm still thinking about their final moments to this day. I've really been looking forward to all these games on your list bar SMT4 since i've beat it years ago but i'm glad to see you enjoyed it since i quite love it too. 4A remains my absolute favorite and while playing 5 makes me miss it all the more. I can't wait to continue to dig into new series because lord the list is never ending
2021 was a great year for jrpgs indeed. Following the same rules, my list in no particular order is: Ys VIII, Tales of Arise, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Cold Steel 3 (or azure but I don't remember if I played it in 20 or 21), Utawarerumono Prelude to the Fallen, Parasite Eve, 13 Sentinels, Tokyo Xanadu, Suikoden, and Bloodstained.
Is it weird I subbed cause I enjoy your voice bro? Tales of Arise has been so much fun.
Played through Trails in the Sky FC & SC this year (hoping to start Third Chapter after I finish Ryza 1) after catching the Kiseki bug last year with Cold Steel 1 & 2. I can't wait for the official release of the Crossbell arc as I'm wanting to finish those before continue with CS 3 & 4. Crazy that I've gone this long without even knowing this series existed.
In terms of world-building, there's no better.
New to the channel and love your vids, just wanna say Luis Garcia goal in 2005 was immense...............................
I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed by SMTV so I'm taking a break to play through Ryza 2 again. It's such a great game! Doing a charismatic run and it's so much fun. Definitely one of my favorite games I played in 2021
@@sagepirotess6312 he obviously doesn’t think so. Shove off
Big competition for me this year. Earlier in the year i played DQ11, then Tales of Arise when it came out. Both are great games. A month later I started CS1 as my first falcom games. Then I go CS2 and Sky. Right now I am half way through SC (just finished Ch4). Best I'd say CS1. While objectively it might not be as good as DQ11 or ToA, I enjoyed my time with it and love it the most.
I really love Sakuna, good music, good game play, only let down is the ending
that video was great!
Kinda funny to see this considering I'm going through Aegis Rim literally right now. I'm about halfway through, and I can certainly say that if the game keeps up, it will definitely be my game of the year.
I picked up 13 Sentinels when it was on sale earlier this year, but I've yet to start it. Strangely enough I want to finish either the first Atelier Ryza game (looking forward to getting the sequel after everything you've said here), Tales of Arise or Ys IX before I really jump into it. All three of them are in various states of not being complete and I while I've finished the main story of FFVII Remake, I've yet to dive into the Intergrade DLC. I also picked up the first Blue Reflection when the Playstation Store had it on sale a few weeks ago and I'm intrigued by what I've played so far. Overall a great list man. I really need to get around to playing that Crossbell Arc too.
They're not gonna disappear bud, plenty of time to play them all.
SMT 5 was really good. Kind of a shame there isn't much to comment on it terms of its story though, at least for me personally. I'd still rate it a 8/10 and would recommend it to you.
The gameplay as it's more customisable than even and the exploration are really well made
I'll get to it next year. I've just had far too much on my plate for 2021 in terms of games to play.
The quests are really good and it helps with EXP!
I disagree. Smt V has more story than any other smt game besides IV. I think its the best in the series after replaying every mainline game in the days leading up to smt v.
Had a hell of a year playing Arise and Scarlet Nexus. :) I'm surprised you didn't care for Vesperia, but I have to say, your comment on the combat progression was very astute. That is definitely a problem with that game. Arise definitely made my favorite in the series so far, where Xillia 2 and Symphonia were my favorites before then. Glad it won the award, and though it may not be everyone's thing, in a year full of so many good games, it doesn't really need to be. XD Got Ys IX for Christmas so I look forward to starting that when I can find the time.
@@drazgul1 : You mean Vesperia? My take on it is that it just took too long for a lot of important options to show up, being linked to the skill system. People learn how to play the game based on the least it has to offer, and by the time some options become available, they've already learned to deal with the limited functionality. Apart from extending combo length, the game didn't really explain many of the mechanics referenced in advanced Vesperia play, and I think a bunch of those skills deserved to be highlighted more.
(It's also not the only Tales game to have issues with that. I think a lot of other games just barely start you off with basic mechanics and leave off some of the crucial technical things necessary to REALLY work with the combat.)
For me personally though, I find Vesperia to be weighted pretty heavily on offense, and while that's a dead ringer for plenty of players, it's not really my preferred balance. I like more weight on defense. While I did use Yuri a lot first time due to him being the main, I tended to enjoy using Repede and Raven (style 2) the most. :D (Also used Rita more than most casters due to her spell combo.)
I am begging for a sequel to Scarlett Nexus. Kasane already said she wants to go to the moon. And Yuito is going to stay in the ISF as long as his powers are working. So please please give me a sequel I loved that game.
Given how fast we got DLC for it, I'm betting they're on it. :D
I've played a lot of JRPGs this year but my personal favourites were:
. Tales of Arise
. Dragon Quest 11S (I know it came out in 2020 but I still really enjoyed it)
. Ys IX Monstrum Nox
. Nier Replicant
. Persona 5 Strikers
Played a lot of older games too like FFX/X-2 HD Remaster, KH 1.5 + 2.5 Remix, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch remaster, Persona 4 Golden and World of Final Fantasy. I technically finished Cold Steel 4 this year so that counts as well.
Great top, good games! .. my top of best jrpg 2021 are: 1. Tales of arise, 2. Ys IX, 3. Scarlet Nexus, 4. Bravely Default 2
I desperately need to play 13 Sentinels. Awesome video!
It's an awesome game, one of the best!
Agreed 13 sentinels was also my best game I played this year and in general it’s just so amazing. Glad it’s going to the switch for more people to experience. The story, characters, music, gameplay, presentation, everything was just oh so amazing and the final battle had me really pumped up like damn I love this game to bits
The only thing I'm worried about on the Switch version is the Sentinel gameplay. It wasn't too hot on the PS4, and Switch isn't exactly a technical beast.
@@TheKisekiNut ah yeah I forgot about that since some of the battles especially the later ones can get get kinda laggy due to a bunch of kaijus appearing. Hopefully they could manage it well
I agree that ys 8 is the best in the series. Exploring a mystery island which is soo damn big is a blast. I also love that dana was from an ancient civilization and im just a sucker for ancient ruins and history. Story and character development is top notch too.
I just played Ys 9 and Tales of Arise this year and they are both good games, so I recommend them as well.
Some of the best jrpgs I've played this year are:
Trails in the sky 3rd
Fire Emblem awakening
Ys 8
Shin megami tensei 5
Tales of arise
Scarlet nexus
Awakening is like the worst Fire emblem with FE Fates but I relate for 3rd I think it's the most underrated Trails game !
I want to play Arise and SMT V but it's not done yet.
@@Haarwyvern AAwakening definitely isnt the worst, typical contrarians hipsters in the community spouting this take are cancerous. It definitely has issues but it is head and shoulders above several others in the franchise. I am certain you coulndn't put into words what makes the game "the worst" without having to loop up what other people say first
@@TheFierburn Nope I can, because I said it since the first day of release of the game.
I don't know how you could talk about me when you don't know me and at the same time teach me a lesson.
Awakening is bad because of a lot ot things.
It's a pretty bad S-RPG, maybe not a bad game, but not as a tactical (what FE is).
First the map design is awful (and it's probably the most important thing) you need to play NES or SNES games to find a worst than Awakening. Plus it's almost everytime the same objective..
The balance between character is bad too, higher difficulties are stupid, and easier ones too easy.
It's not interesting to play this game from a strategic viewpoint.
Characters are probably the most "cliche from a bad anime" with Fates, I think it's less ridiculous even to have no personnality characters.
Their support are bad too they are like B rank : I like pineapple, A rank : I made a pineapple for you S rank : Marry me pls.
It's because they want to open possibilities for waifu&children but it's a bad idea.
In GBA games or 3H for exemple only units that have something in common with another would speak.
And those supports are more natural.
I don't like the fact that you could reclass unit too, I think that give them less personnality but it's not an obligation and it was at first in shadow dragon.
The story is pretty bad too, probably one of the worst (if we except the first three games). The standard of the serie are average, I know, but it's more interesting in other games.
There is a big problem about that, there is almost no world building in FE13 and I think it's one of the morst important thing in a fantasy universe. And it's a big lack here, introductions of places and new characters are almost inexistent.
Overall there is a lot less of dialogues in the story, in PoR for exemple you have dialogues at the start of the map, after the prep', after the map. Here you have the strict minimum.
At the end the good point are the OST and even if the map are bad and duos broken, the gameplay is still pretty solid as always.
But at the same time one of the worst level design&story and for me characters too.
+ Artistic direction is average so the game don't have this little charm of some other games (even if they are all ugly if we talk about technical points)
No I don't need to read other review to have an opinion. And it's pain me to see people trying to invent your life because they don't have the same view of something.
I’ve just been playing p5r all year. Can’t wait to finish so I can play like a dragon
Nice Background Music
My fav this year was scarlet nexus and tales of arise...loved both of them
13 Sentinels is my best game played in 2021. Amazing work of art.
I`m not in JRPGs, yet, but I allready bought Tales of Berseria and its coming son in my playing time.
Besides that, I was playing Judgment and it was okej. Japan is great.
Greetings from Slovenia.
For my Fav JRPG of this year is Trail of Azure (Geofront patch), I just love it, so much! The character is perfect, new and old, the story is great with the ending is well done and combat is good as always. I will be playing it again when it got official release. Other JRPG I like very much is YS Origin, I give it a second go with different character and I liking it more than before and Persona 5 striker, it is very different but I still love the idea that take, and I fell in love with new character, both are really great!
I'm still on my Kiseki journey as I have finished CS2 and will be starting CS3 tomorrow...I'm so excited trails may end up being my favorite jrpg series now
That Azure ending...couldn't sleep after that reveal
I played SMT IV this year too. If you are up for emulating more old 3DS SMT games Devil Survivor-Overclocked is pretty awesome.
I played lots of great games this year. Nier Automata and Replicant, Yakuza 0, and all Trails games from FC - CS1. I started with CS1 in February - my first Falcom game - and went back to FC after that. I'm now replaying CS1 and can safely say its one of the best games I've played. Unpopular opinion, but it's (probably) my favourite in the series thus far.
I didnt play so much JRPG this year, mainly because I was getting a PS4-Controller for my PC in early autumn. But THEN, I can tell you, my wallet went downhil in size.
I played my way through ALL Ys-titles (watched 1&2 as walkthrough on UA-cam, waiting for Ys5 Remake perhaps in 2023/4) and had the fun of my life. Thank you, for recommend the series on your channel. It was, despite the endfight in Ys Seven gave me a lot of cancer, the most fun of a ride I had in recent years.
Also finally played Dragon Quest XI and while the last Arc was slightly of, I had a BLAST! One of the best JRPG I think there is existing.
And thx to your channel, on my to buy List there are Ryza 1&2, Blue Reflection Second Light as well the other remaining titles in the Legend Of Heroes: Cold Steel-Arc as I play rightnow the first one.
So more or less this comment is a loveletter to your channel and the Re-Ignition of the flame of love for JRPG which was put of in the last 10 years due to playing other genres.
My jrpg year was mainly about trails and ys
So i'm just gonna mention my favorite from this year : Trails to azure
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is such a masterpiece. From what I've read, it didn't sell well, but I'm 100% sure that's not because it was a bad game. I did play it myself a few months ago and I'm still blown away. It became one of my favorite games of all time, that's for sure. The music, atmoshpere, story and even the gameplay is all great, not to mention the fantastic artwork. The characters felt a bit mixed to me, but I didn't hate anyone and everyone had an important role which is an achievement by itself. Glad you liked it as much as I did!
I'm surprised that you ranked Ryza 2 higher than Tales of Arise jugdging from your taste from previous videos, but it's only fair since it's your list.
I do like Arise a lot, and I was actually on board with the plot twist. But it lost a bit of momentum by the end. I enjoyed Ryza 2 all the way through, so I had to put it above Arise.
Tales of Arise and Ys 9 are the best in this game this year
13 Sentinels is such a rare masterpiece of storytelling and a grand homage to the whole science fiction genre. It completely blew me away.
What Ys game would you recommend as an entry point to the series for someone who usually prefers story over gameplay, when it comes to JRPGs?
The only games on your list that I have played are Shin Megami Tensei IV and Ys IX and I enjoyed them both immensely, this makes me want to play the rest of the games on your list as well. This year I have played many great JRPGs from both the present and the past and I hope next year that I will keep up that habit. The standouts out of my playing list for the year are Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Shin Megami Tensei V, the entire Ys series from 1-9 including the remakes, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star IV, Grandia HD Collection, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy IV pixel remake, and Shining Force II.
As for non-JRPG games of both present and past that I enjoyed this year, I had a great time playing Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Metroid Dread, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Castlevania Advance Collection, Castlevania Anniversary Collection, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, Hollow Knight, Snatcher, Blasphemous, Death's Gambit: Afterlife, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and the Curse of the Moon games, Tokyo Dark, MYTH, Timespinner, Vigil: The Longest Night, River City Girls, Lovecraft's Untold Stories, System Shock 2, and Samurai Shodown Neo Geo Collection.
May the next year bring many more experiences for all in playing games that bring us great pleasure and joy.
Hey K. Nut
I know you probably have a large backlog of games you'd like to work through, but you really should make room for one more if possible...
Have you ever heard of the Baldr series? Specifically, Baldr Sky? You may have played it already, if not well, it has a lot of commonalities with 13 Sentinels. It's a visual novel/beat-em-up mech hybrid. Very nice game considering it came out in 2009.
If you ever long for something like Aigis Rim (somewhat) Baldr Sky is very nice. I cannot stress it enough.
13 Sentinels is a hybrid i forgot the term. It's an RPG/VN just like the Rance series who is the founder of this kind of genre. It technically deserved to be top 1 spot since it managed to make what Rance did on whole another level. It's like you're watching a very heavy dialogue anime not just a regular visual novel
Always wanted to check 13 sentinals out. With this glowing recommendation, I guess I really dont have any excuse anymore not too :)
For me personally tho. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker is the JRPG of the year (altho its technically an MMORPG). Its one of the best games I have ever played and is imo a perfect execution of the heroes journey.
For me, I played cold steel 4, ys 9, Ryza 1, and super robot wars 30. All of them were great games although I have not finished super robot wars 30 yet, what I played of it was great!
Seeing top 10 jrpg list make me realize I'm not giving myself enough time to play video games because I can't even imagine playing 10 full rpgs in a year.
I enjoyed playing Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4, I want to get into Atelier Ryza 1 first before going into 2 as it looks like a really interesting game. I would like to do a blind playthrough of the other Atelier series if I get the chance on my channel soon.
Hoping to try 13 sentinels when it comes to switch later. Sadly i bought too much games this year and not that much time to play it but ill get there someday but for now I've been playing SRW 30,Trio of Towns and Shin Sakura Wars
I'll definitely check out 13 sentinels this year. Plus it's cheap, not much to lose if I somehow don't like. I probably will like the va parts similar to tokyo dark remembrance
I can't imagine what kind of "disappointments you had in Vesperia", it is literally one of the most acclaimed Tales games of all time. I sure hope you meant to say Zestiria, not Vesperia, at least that would be understandable.
As for Arise I haven't played it yet, it's on my backlog along with over 100 other games, looks good though.
I liked cold steel the best in legend of heroes, but so excited to finally get an official release of the crossbell games.
Ys 8, TWEWY 2, Bravely Default 2 & Ni No Kuni 2 are my favorite RPGs I played this year by far, I haven't played SMT V yet.
I only just started playing Falcom games this year. It might seem a little foolish, but I'm waiting for Crossbell's official release. In the meantime, I've made my way through most Ys games. I'm right at the end of VI, and repeatedly getting my ass kicked
It should be noted that the tales of arise game suffered from supply chain and shipping issues. Instead of telling their customers sorry you’ll have to wait Bandai release a PS4/PS5 code to all those who preordered the game off their site. That alone was worth getting the game. Not including it really was an outstanding game. I had high expectations and went in thinking they wouldn’t be met but was pleasantly surprised.
took a while to watch it but I finally got the time
the beginning reminded me about we ride together we die together from bad boys 😂
it really had the same vibe
as for the video itself I still think putting Azure here is cheating 😜
but you convinced me on trying out Sakuna real soon
Azure would get in next year as well if I played it again, bud!
@@TheKisekiNut Azure will get always in if you play it within the year of the video 😂
I know you long enough to know that, but I totally understand you I got that with Final Fantasy VI
Some of the best games I played this year would be:
1. 13 sentinels aegis rim
2. Tsukihime
3. Neo: twewy
4. Ys 9: monstrum nox
5. Ys 6: ark of napishtim
6. Growlanser 4: wayfarer of time
7. Ys seven
8. Smt 5 (still playing hence why it’s at the bottom)
Are you talking about that old VN Tsukihime? if so, I read that many years ago. It was pretty good, one of the better VN's imo.
@@Crashandburn999 yeah the old one and man what a good vn definitely my favourite
Ys8 ? lacrimosa of Dana was my favorite Ys. Maybe you have played it in the last few years xD
Growlanser IV! I loved it, but stuck on that angel fleeing away part.
@@user-wr9hc6gf2n yeah I played that a few years ago and it was my first exposure to ys and falcom in general and boy am I glad I played it
Scarlet Nexus was my surprise of the year. I don't even know why I installed it in the first place, I didn't really think much about it other than "yet another anime game". And damn, it may be yet another anime game, but it was pretty damn well made, the combat was really good.
I also have to mention the Yakuza series since Game Pass got me to finally play through it, starting with Like a Dragon. What an amazing series.
Still gotta play Scarlet Nexus.. .on my to play list after Hades
I only played 5 games this year and if I had to rank them they'd be;
1.Hollow Knight
2.Octopath Traveler
3.Ys Origin
4.Kena
5.Vanquish
Man is FF XIII such a blast to play. I played it again on PC this year in 4K and it was just jaw dropping.
Great job featuring best girl Estelle so much in your vids.
Just came in to say how much I loved Sakuna of Rice and Ruin on the Switch. Definitely a pickup with no regrets from me.
Hands down Trails of Cold Steel IV! I dropped 260 hours into and it lasted me a good 6 months from release date into 2021, so yeah that would definitely be my pick. :'D
Close second would Fire Emblem: Three Houses; dropped 160 hours and still going strong. ❤️
It' s kinda hard making a top 10 to me, Since I Played a lot of incredible games, so I am just gonna make a list without any specific order, they only thing I am gonna say is...these games I played were masterpiece to me
Yakuza Like a dragon (also Judgment)
Ys Ix (also Ys Seven and origin)
Trails of cold steel 4 (also Trails in the sky)
Omori
Bug Fables (these two are indie rpgs, but they are amazing)
Smt Nocturne (also SMT Digital Devil Saga)
Lunar Silver Star Harmony
Demon' s Souls Remake (I dont have a ps5, I played this game on Someone else console)
There are other games that I loved, But they are not rpgs so I did not put them in the list
13 Sentinels Aegis Rim. The best game I've ever played in 2021. It is just so deep in story and has a deep strategic setting. Perfect title !!! Further a beautiful line-up.
I hadn't had the chance to play much this year for a top 10 list but my top 5 games of this year in no order are, Tales of Arise, Ys 9 Mostrum Nox, Blue Reflection Second Light, Atelier Ryza 2, and Persona 5 Strikers.
On my way finishing ys 7 (finished other canonicals, except origin and 5), lol, still looking forward to monstrum nox and trails Reverie, since I'm a pc only, the later needs to wait, might be interested with Scarlet Nexus and SMT V tho, and sadly, Arise let me down with the story 😔
My top 5 JRPGs for this year would be:
1. Azure
2. Zero
3. P5 Strikers
4. Inkenfell
5. Yakuza 4
Inkenfell isn’t Japanese, of course, but the lineage is there.
I’m only 1/3 of the way through 13 Sentinels, but I expect it to jump onto the list once I’ve finished it.
For me, it's FF7 Remake, Persona 5 Royal and TWEWY: Neo. I know that not all of them were released in 2021, but that's when I played them.
I can recommend the RPG Sword & Fairy 7, an RPG from China, i was really surprised by it.
Update from my previous comment: I finished SC and its my GOTY. Perfect game to end the year on. Also just got a few hours in the 3rd and liking it so far.
Trials of cold steel forever holds a place in my heart favorite series ever
Wow you didnt like Vesperia lol.... No idea man thats my favorite game of all time.
Tales of arise is so good hope they make the next one multiplayer also nexus was really good
Good list but is Sakuna really an rpg? It has rpg elements but you said it yourself it’s divided into two parts. Farm sim/side scrolling action. I love Sakuna and agree with what you said about it but idk about “rpg”
dang its criminal that u dint include smtv here.
Literally clicked for smtv
Chelsea fan huh? Was nice getting brutally murdered in the CL by you guys as a Malmö FF fan! lol! Also, nice video!
Your lads gave us a good run at Stamford Bridge!
@@TheKisekiNut They did! We are richer than the whole Allsvenskan combined but we are small fish compared to the big leagues! So that was really well played by the lads,. Good luck in the rest of the season and CL
I've played Atelier Ryza 2, Trails of Cold Steel 4, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Tales of Berseria, and FFVII Remake. I haven't quite finished Berseria or FFVII yet, but they're great so far, as are the other three. My favorite would probably be Cold Steel IV, because of how much it wraps up the previous 8 games.
8?! I purchased 1-4 (haven't gotten to them yet) I didn't know there was another 4 that tie to the overall narrative.
Yeah, before the Cold Steel series, there are 5 other games in the Trails series. While it isn't completely necessary to play all 5 before Cold Steel, they're all good games and the plot connects to Cold Steel.
If you don't have the time to play all of them, I suggest at least reading a summary.
@@ilyasbasuki3207 good to know! I'll take a look at them before I jump into cold steel
@@Jalex8975 Good luck and have fun.
If i had to list my fav games of the year its definitly Cold Steel 4 (since i could only play the PC version) and of Ys9. I can agree that in terms of story and all the more for ppl who played all Ys games that Ys 9 was good but Ys 8 is also my fav in ther series so far.
Atm im still playing the FF14 Endwalker story which tbh is bongers x.x Horizon Zero Dawn must still be finished but it was a really enjoyable experience so far and as mentioned before 13 Sentinels will be my next big game
I don't like the games with cute little Characters I'm more of a Tales of Arise, Final Fantasy, Scarlet Nexus, Code Vein person. so basically I don't branch out much. I want a good dark Mecha based JRPG preferably turned based. I also have Shin Megami V but haven't started it yet
When it comes to the other Tales games, early ones use more chibi-ish looks, but post-Symphonia, the in-game models are more fully proportioned. (A bit more cartoony than Arise, but still more on the serious side.) If I were to point to another game in that series, I'd probably point to Xillia 1 & 2 if you have access to them. :)
I have to agree with your assessment of 13 Sentinels. It is easily the best game I have played in a very long time.
If you haven't played it, you owe it to yourself to pick it up and give it a try.
My top 10 for 2021 is 9 Trails games and Ys VIII lmao (Azure on top ofc)
If you loved Tales of Arise and Symphonia you'll love Abyss. Tales of the Abyss is the best tales of with the best story in the series to date
you should definitely play smt v
I intend to - want to finish SMT III first though. Unfortunately time's limited when you've still got other responsibilities in life.
It's very bizarre how blue reflection is banned in Australia, but second light isn't.
I'm curious to know your top 10 jrpg on ps4/ps5 everyone?
I've played: P5R, DQ11 and I am looking to play some new games
I already agree with the first 10 seconds of this video already ! Let's get watching 😊
What about Bravely Default II, haven’t you played that game in 2021?
13 aegis sentinels reminded me a bit of the anime Bokurano...
What’s your pc build just started recently playing my pc more so I’m just a bit curious
1080 GTX (want to upgrade to 3080 but you know the situation), I7-3700K 3.7 Ghz, 16 gig ram - had it for about 3 years without upgradie. And JRPG's aren't exactly demanding in terms of graphics most of the time, so I can get away with the higher settings.
scarlet nexus is an absolute banger.
why tf do you not intend to play ps1 ff7? I played it for the first time last year and it to date the best combat mechanics of any non strategy JRPG I have played. The materia system allows for so much freedom it's nuts.
You gotta hand it to Gust- even if their games aren't revolutionary, they do really good at slowly but consistently improving their games with each iteration. I dont think I've considered anything they put out to be worse than their previous titles, and I can't say that about most developers lmao